Ignition system for internal-combustion engines.



\ H. c. WELL.

IGNITION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

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IGNITION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES.' i

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Application led August 27, 1914. Serial No. 858,306.

To'zll whom/it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, HUGO C. WELL, a subjectl of the Emperor of Germany, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Vlithe Bronx, county of Bronx, and State of fil-New York, have-invented anewy 'and Im-v -proved Ignition System for Internal-Combustion Engines, of which the following is fa full, clear, and exact description.

'My invention has for its object t0 provide Another object of the invention is to, provide driving means for the rotatable means, which isV operated by the piston rod of the engine.l

- Other' objects of the invention will appear in the Ifollowing specification, in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts in the two figures, in which Y V -Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the invention showingmy improvement, and Fig.

l2 is a fragmentary ,sectional view showing the terminals of the circuit and the conduct` ing' member mounted-on the sleeve for contacting with the terminals.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the engine cylinder 5 has a head4 6 with a spark plug 7, and that within the cylinder 5l there is a sleeve which `is provided with ports coperating with ports 9, 10 and 11 in the cylinder 5. To the top of the sleeve 8 there is secured an msulating lmember, 12 on which is mounted a spring vcontact member 13, this spring conducting member 13 being secured to the insulating member 12'by means of thepins 14. This 'resilient lor spring conducting member 13 is provided for contacting with the terminals J15 on the pins 16 which 'are disposed in the 45 openings 17 which are made in the '-insulatf ingimembers 18, the `said insulating members 18 being disposed in the openings 19 in the cylinder head 6. The pins 16 have binding posts 20 to which the wires 21 and 22 are securedfthese'wires 21 and 22 forming part ofthe 'open circuit connected with the spark .It"will be understood that withthe rotaonofjthe sleeve 8 theresilient conducting minalsl by closing 'the openA circuit with which the spark plug is connected, a magneto or battery being included in the 'circuit,\

'- inthe customary manner.

It will be, seen by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings, that. theheadpof the engine is disposed within the engine cylinder .5L and is spaced therefrom to form any annual guideway 23 in which the top ofthe sleeve 8 is disposed, the 4terminals 15 being disposed in this guideway 23 and theresilient conduct? ing member 13 being also-dispose`d for trav-- eling in the said guideway.

There-isa bevel gear 24 at the bottom of the sleeve 8 and meshing with this bevel Patente-(rimini,raie.

gear 24 there isav bevel gear 25 rotatably mounted inthe crank case 26 of the engine, a crank 27` being secured for rotating the Qsaidv bevel gear with an arm 28 of the crank 27 disposed in the slot 29 of a piston rod 30. The crankfi's prevented from 'slipping out ofthe slot 29 by a iian e 31 to which isl se cured the outer end o the arm 28. The springs 32 are provided for holding the arm 28 yieldingly in a predetermined position in the slot The piston rod is articulated at 33 to a piston 34, andthe lower end of the piston rod 30 is articula-ted to a crank 35 on the engine shaft 36. v Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

-1. In an ignition system for internal combustion engines, .acylinder having a head ,and a spark plug, a sleeve rotatably mount Ved within the cylinder, a conducting member on the sleeve adjacent the head, an open circuit for Athe spark plug having terminals within the cylinder in the path ofthe conducting member, and means for lrotating the sleeve.

2. In an ignition system for internal combustion engines, a cylinder having a spark plug, an open circuit for the spark plug, having terminals spaced apart within the cylinder, a sleeve rotatably disposed within the cylinder, a conducting member ori-.the

sleeve for periodically contacting with the 3. In an ,ignition system internal combustion engines, a cylinder having a spark plug, an open circuit for the spark plug 4and having terminals spaced;- apartwithin vthe cylinder, a sleeve rotatably mounted within the cylinder andrcoaxially therewith, a conducting member on the sleeve for periodically engaging the terminals to close the circuit, a piston within the cylinder, a piston rod articulated to the piston,` and means operable by the piston rod for rotating the sleeve.

l. In an ignition system for internal combustion enginesl` a cylinder having a lvad extending within the cylinder, with a portion of the head spaced from the cylinder to form an annular guideway, a spark plug in the head, an open circuit for the spark Copies of this Patent may be obtained for -plug and having terminals spaced apart within the guideway, a sleeve rotatably mounted in the cylinder and having an end extending into the guideway, and a conducting member on the said end of the sleeve for periodically engaging the terminals *1) close the circuit.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of --twc subseriblng wltnesses.

HUGO c. WELL. Witnesses: i A

EVERAR') B. MARSHALL,

GEORGE H. EMsLm.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C. 4 

